Single hog-feeding trough



March 3l, 1931. 1 T. PETERSEN SINGLE HOG FEEDING .'IROUGH Filed March 21, 1929 Ihwentor NIW" Imm@

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Patented Mar. 31, 1931 TES LUNITED STA LESLIE T. IPETERSE, OEIDENISON, IOWA SINGLE Hoe-rename morren Application atea Marcil 2i, 1929. serial No. 348,809.

The present invention relates to improvements in hog feeding troughs, and has for an obj ect to provide a trough so `constructed and arranged as to provide for simplicity in the attachment and removaljof the trough from a partition, fence or other support, whereby the removal ofthe 4trough for clean` ing may be expedited.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved hog trough, so constructed and arranged with reference to its support and the fastening means Jfor removably holding it to the support that it will resist upsetting by the animals.

A further object4 of the invention resides in providing an improved hog trough with novel and improved reinforcements about its upper edge in combination with supporting bars for sustaining the same in place.

view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the elairnsappended hereto. j

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts through the several views,`

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an improvedhog feeding trough constructed in accordance with the present invention, with the support indicated in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on the line 2-2 in Figure 1. v Figure 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3--3 in Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is also a cross section taken on the line 4-4 in Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have shown in dotted lines in Figure 4 l and in full lines in the remaining iigures a partition, fence or other support 5, in which I make preferably two openings 6 to receive the supporting bars of the trough and trough fastening means.

lThe trough 6 is constructed of sheet metal or other appropriate material cut and shaped to provide a bottom 7, end Walls 8, a sloping .trout wall 9 and a straight or vertical rear u wall 10 adapted to lie flush against the partition 5. The upper ends of the side walls 8 With the foregoing and other objects in` are reinforced by angle iron bars 11, the vertical ilanges of which are placed against the outer surfaces of the end walls 8 and are riveted or securedthereto by any appropriate form of fastening 12. The end walls 8 are provided with upwardly extending portions which are bent over about the horizon`- tal portions oi the angle irons 11, as indicat-4 ed at 13` and are clinched beneath the outer, ends ot' the angle irons, as indicated at 14. This construction serves to take this strain oil the rivets l2 and to bind the trough and the angle bars 11 more closelytogether into astrong and rigid structure, which is desirable as the trough takes its support from the angle bars 11which as clearly shownin Figures l1 and 3 areextendedbackwardly for a considerable distance beyond the rear wall 10 to enable'the extended portionsof said angle bars to project through the opening 6 in the partition 5.

Now the upperedge of thefront wall 9 is also reinforced by a metallic or other stiiiening band 15. Thisk band` placed against the outer face of an upper vertical rim portion 16 ofthe iront wall andan upwardly extended portion of the front wall is bent over and `down upon the band 15 as indicatedat 17 forming a substantially U`-construction. The terminal edge 18 is bent, over beneath the band 15 to prevent `the band `from falling down.l Theterminal ends19 of the.band,`as shownl `infFigure 3, are overlapped `upon the forward ends of the vertical `flanges of the angle irons lland secured thereto as by the rivets 20. Adjacent thisrivet` connection,l horizontal flanges of theangle irons and ad` jacent ,portions of the parts 13j and 11i are cut oth'as indicatedat 21-A to provideja bevel corner.` The upper edge Vof therear wall 10 is" also provided with a projecting`p`ortionjf22 which is folded over downwardlyfandrearwardly upontherear `tace1 of the wall 10,8and itpresents asmooth upper edge and also reinforces said `edge. A

The rearwardly projecting portions of the angle bars llfare: provided v`with rivetsjor other forms of headed pivot pins 23, which project toward one another and are upon the vertical flanges. j These headed pivots extend through elongated slots 24 made in the latch members 25.

It will be noted that the corner portions 26 of the latch member are rounded ofi' or beveled and that the slots 24 extend close to one end of the latch member but terminate only a short, distancey past the longitudinal center of thejmember.y

In the use of the device a trough so constructed is applied to the support as indicated in Figure l, the latch members 25 being arranged as shown and extending longitudinally of the supporting bars ll-,so-that they` may with the bars pass through the openings 6 in the support 5.

. Im Figure 3 the trough isshown. as having beenmoved into place with the Supporting bars l1 projecting through the open-ingl 6 vin the support. Theblanlr end portions of they latch members 25; project rearwardly and form convenient hand holds. by which the catches. maybe grasped between the thumb and/first finger and pulled. rearwardly, thev slot 24. traveling onv the pvot` pin 23 untilv the end of ther slot reaches the pivot. pin;

whereupon the latch. members; 25 maybe rotated upon the pivot pin` to az substantially vertical position, the removed corner por'- tions. 26 permitting of a freedom of pivotal movement, until the latch members reach av substantially vertical position. They may then be, permitted to fallfv to lthe position shown in Figure 4,A .the otherrend ofV the. slotf 24,. by engagement ofthe pivot 23,. holding portions of the latch member above and below the supporting bar 11, so that. it may engage: therear. side ofthe :partition above and' below the pivot. point, and. thusv firmly hfol'dY theY trough in-.posi-t'ion upon :the support and alsov avoid any rotational movement. of thelatch member such as mightA casually unlatch said member;` However, the handhold blank portion of thelatchmember is. disposed up.- War'dly and within convenient reachv when everit is desired to. remove the trough for purposes of cleaning.. This. removal is ac-y cornplishedV by grasping thev latch-member, rotatingitto the-position shown Figure. 3,. and then simply pulling the trough outward;-V ly from the partition.

Itv will be. appreciated that I have provided a rigid,l strong' con-struction of. hog, feeding trough. and# fasteningl means therefor, which will permit of the ready removalY off the. trough` for cleaning, butA will'hold it in posianimal'sinuse.v

It isobvious. that various changes! and modilications mayV be, made` in the detailsl of'Y construction and design ofthe above speciiif cally describedembodiment'.of'this invention without departing from the, spirit' thereof, such: changes andl modifications. being re.- st'ric'ted only bythe/scope. of the. follow-ing. Claimsr j tion, so, as toV avoid' its-.upsetting bythe What is claimed is 1. An improved hog feeding trough comprising a trough body having a substantially vertical rear wall, supporting bars extending across the ends of the trough and rearwardly beyond the rear wall for insertion through holes in a wall or the like, said troughhaving extension portionsV folded about said bars for suspending the trough therefrom, and fastening means carried on the extending rear p0rtions of said bars for engaging the remote side of the support to hold the trough thereto.

v2;- n improved hog feeding trough comprising a.bottom end walls having extensions on their upper endsfa substantially vertical rear wal-l2, and. a front wall a pair. of angle bars extending acrossl the upper portions of said end walls, said extensions of thefend` wal-ls ,beingy foldedabout saidangle -bar'samd clinched 'thereon for suspending theI trough.

from the angle bars, areinforcement for the; upper edge ofthe front Awall. secured. to said angle bars, said bars projecting rearwardlyl from the, rear wall, and fastening means 4on the langle bars forl co-operating with a. support.r. l Y j 3. A hog trough comprising atrough body-,-

a pair of end bars securedv acrossthe endsr ofthe trough body nearY the top. thereofand extending rearwardly from the trough, body for engagement. through holes, 1n` a; vsupportw:

and an. elongated latch member. pivoted-v on the. rear end portion ofeach. bar vand of a width less thanI and of a length .greater-v thanthe size of.said.hole.in.the support, each latch member having a longitudinal. slotl in. oneendv for the pivot thereofandadapted to. be. swungl and shifted intolongitudinal. parallel relation withy theV bar for insertion therewith" through said` hole and. to be. subsequently sW-ung andshifftedinto.crosswise-reIa-- tion upon the bar and against the back ofthe support to securethe. trough thereto..

In-testimony whereof I` afix my signature.,

LESLIE T-. PETERSEN. 

